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Refreshed for the 2015 model year, the Lincoln Navigator (along with the Ford Expedition) eschews its predecessor’s 5.4L V-8 in favor of Ford’s EcoBoost 3.5L twin-turbo V-6. Producing 380 hp, the EcoBoost is an excellent companion for the Navigator, providing reasonable acceleration and fuel economy—especially for such a large vehicle.

However, the Navigator hasn’t been redesigned in years, so its structure and interior feel a generation behind the brand-new Cadillac Escalade, arguably the Lincoln’s most natural competitor. Additionally, its electronics brain can’t handle added features like adaptive cruise control or collision mitigation, notable absences in this class of vehicle.

Luckily, the Navigator starts about $10,000 less than the Cadillac, and its independent rear suspension frees up space in the third row for passengers’ knees and behind the seats for cargo. Power-folding aft seats expand that stuff-hauling space vastly.

It’s not the best vehicle in its class, admittedly. Its dated design prevents it from being a true world-beater. However, its unique twin-turbo powertrain, composed ride and handling, and cavernous rear seats make it a good match for large families who may not need or want to pay for fancy electronic driver aids.

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Refresh Brings Standard EcoBoost, Split-Wing Grille

The full-size luxury SUV market is not what it was a few years ago, when General Motors and Ford had a virtual oligopoly on the segment with the Cadillac Escalade, GMC Yukon Denali, and Lincoln Navigator. Today, there are more competitors, such as the Infiniti QX80 (formerly QX56) and Mercedes-Benz GL. And, of course, the Range Rover has always been a favorite in the ultra-premium SUV class. So perhaps it shouldn't be too much of a shock that it's taken eight years for the Lincoln Navigator to get an extreme, and much-needed, makeover. It's finally here, and the 2015 Lincoln Navigator is sure to appeal to the loyalists who have bought the Navigator over the last 17 years.

Although the 2015 Navigator is definitely fresher inside, outside, and underhood, it is not an all-new platform in the vein of the 2015 Ford F-150. The body is still steel, and key dimensions such as wheelbase and overall length carry over.

Like its predecessor, the 2015 Navigator retains its four-wheel independent suspension, with optional Lincoln Drive Control, which adds continuously controlled adaptive damping. Along with the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6, which has a preliminary rating of "at least" 370 hp and 430 lb-ft in this application, the Navigator also gets electric power assisted steering.

The most visible update on the 2015 model is the adaption of Lincoln's new "split-wing" grille, although in a more angular form than on the MKZ sedan and other models. Around back, the 2015 Navigator gets a full-width LED light strip and horizontal taillights.

On the inside, leather is used much more extensively as a trim material, and the Reserve package liberally swathes the dashtop, shifter console, steering wheel and third-row seat in the material. The Reserve package also features Ziricote wood trim, a material common in the yachting industry, but new to cars. Like it or not, the 2015 forsakes last year's full analog gauges for an analog center speedometer flanked by driver-configurable auxiliary gauges, including a watch-size tachometer display.

Production of the 2015 Navigator will start summer 2014 at Ford's Louisville Truck assembly, and the vehicle will be in showrooms in fall 2014. Pricing has not yet been announced.

The 2015 Lincoln Navigator has been partially revealed ahead of its Washington D.C. auto show debut. We'll reserve judgment on the styling until we see the whole vehicle tomorrow, but until then, this is your best look yet at the redesigned three-row SUV.

If most younger Americans were to name a domestic luxury manufacturer, nine times out of 10, the answer you're going to get back from them is, "Cadillac." However, ask their parents or grandparents to name a luxury American carmaker and I'd be willing to bet you that the answer you would get back wo

After a year of steady gains, Ford is refocusing its attention on core brands. After selling off its European brands and closing down Mercury, Lincoln is receiving renewed interest, and will expand its product lineup going forward.

Why Not Use Human Fat as Fuel? Until recently, Beverly Hills doctor Craig Alan Bittner used the extra fat from liposuction surgeries to power his Ford SUV and his girlfriend's Lincoln Navigator. Really.

Ford's engineering team has started its quest to implement revised fuel-saving modifications to its truck and SUV lineups and has revealed its latest touched-up model, the 2009 Lincoln Navigator 4x2, with an improved fuel mileage of 14 mpg city and 20 mpg highway.

The 2007 Lincoln MKZ and Lincoln Navigator were awarded "Interiors of the Year" in their respective categories at the 8th annual Automotive "Interior of the Year" awards conducted by Ward's Auto World magazine.

The Ford Performance Group fit the 385-horsepower supercharged Lightning engine into a special Navigator for the New York auto show to gauge reaction and prepare the market for a potential thunderous SUV flagship.

The Ford Performance Group fit the 385-horsepower supercharged Lightning engine into a special Navigator for the New York auto show to gauge reaction and prepare the market for a potential thunderous SUV flagship.

The more things change, the more they stay the same, right? Well, almost. To say there's been, and continues to be, a Lincoln versus Cadillac luxo rivalry is obvious. But who would've imagined it'd ever come to this?